The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-12-02
The legislature.

Tres Oh general Importance, and upon sonjx1
questions unmisiakeable evidence has been
given of what the fate of certain bills for ear
ain objects will be.
There viii be no constitutional convention
called.
The bill TO reduce the salaries of State or
GERS has been killed, and bill abolishing tRs
Office Of Master, met the same fa.e in the COM
mittee rooms.
The dog license law was defeated ip N
house.
1t is probable that there will be the usu1f
perennial fight on the usury law in the House.
In this connection it may be mentioned that q
bill will be brought in shortly TO restrict the
percentage Of profit which merchants may
realize on the goods they sell.
In that connection, we suggest that Sec
ton be inserted in the bill providing for any
losses that merchants may incur from bad
debts. If the legislature should pass such o
law rs proposed, one Of two results mightbe
expected Responsible. merchants would close
them would "bust'' and the commercial stand
ing of the State would be fly per cent. below
par.
Better abolish the honest cad and lien-,Sups,
SO that poor and honest mans credit may be
restored and an honest competition among
merchants established. As the laws now are.
ten men owning $1,000 of property eacbE or
an aggregate Of $4,000, could not get credit
for $500, except under lien or mortgage .<be
sides, there are twenty holes in our laws
through which debtors can crawl to essspe
paying their debts, where there is one lock 10
compel payment The fact is, nobody rpns
much risk, under our present laws, but the
merchant that does n credit business.
Our opinion is, and we believe il is the
opinion of q very large majority of the bes.
men in the State, that if the legislature would
con6ne their work to reducing the legal rate of
interest to per cent., abolish the homestead
aud lien laws, and pass an equitable law to
control the present tenant system, they would
give more relief to and create mofe con6ssnce
among oil classes of the people than anything
else they can or propose to do.
Since the above was put in type, we find in
Tuesdays proceedings of the Legislature, that
tho bill TO reduce the legal rate of interest to
per cent. was killed in the House upon the
motion Of Mr.. Conner, OF Lancaster, to inde6-
nitely postpone. by vote Of GO ayes to Al nays.
What Our Farmers Can Do.
NO uouo'' On nany iarms In this County, the
favorable seasons of this year have increased
the products, if compared with the results of
oo"e years previous; out we are convinced
'n"' III in""y Instances II mas not oeen the
seasons alone which gave the increase As one
instsnoe wnion comes WITHIN our knowledge
N iarh aoou' 'nree miles from mere mas oeen
.en'ea i'r some years, nna oeiore this year
inc ,ne owner oi 'ne 'ana received from II but
h'he more .nan the interest OF tue MONEY In
'e''eu, Nnne .ne TENANT oarely MADE oot9 ends
neo'. tnis year 'ne same isnd has been
= .sussa - sno'nee parry, and the resa has
Is ~ .ns, l.c se2 q
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49,, 80 We '''e' "'' 'ufneu ouaooy nvol
IT..
Inc tenant on the rented farm renting on a
share of the crop-not only paid all his bills
promptly but has eo,i portion Of his sbare
Of the cron nm bonI ond ho. ,,,,.a - =.
,hoIn' A,N "'' 'u.n'u o'er 70
tue hana'old very handsome Proht on his in
Vestment, besides increasing the value Of the
farm 25 per cent.
Go to this farm now and YOU will sea Sov.
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and preparing 1t for next Springs worki he
oontending that 1t will then be mellow and
easier to work. In his lots you will also sec